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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Mitchell meets with Abbas for usual blather-fest
2010-05-20
RAMALLAH, West Bank - US envoy George Mitchell and ineffectual Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas met on Thursday for their first meeting since indirect peace negotiations with Israel were launched earlier this month.

Following the discussions in the West Bank's political capital Ramallah, Mitchell was scheduled to hold a working meeting with Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erakat, a Palestinian official said. Before the talks, Erakat said they would address final status issues, referring to core disputes in the decades-old conflict such as the fate of Jerusalem and Palestinian refugees.

But he also warned that continued Israeli settlement activity, including in annexed Arab east Jerusalem, could scupper the talks.
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Mitchell plans to shuttle between Washington, Jerusalem and Ramallah as part of the so-called proximity talks launched on May 9. He met Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak on Tuesday and planned to hold talks with hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later on Thursday.
In an attempt to dictate terms, no doubt.
Posted by:Steve White

#4  The Palestinians expect the United States to do what the Palestinians, Jordanians, Egyptians, Syrians, and Lebanese have been unable to do - force Israel out of lands (including Jerusalem) that were lost in the 1967 war. It won't happen as long as Jerusalem is part of the Palestinian demands. O'bumble's behavior in this mess is disgusting. The entire US political establishment is ensuring there will never be peace in the Middle East - exactly as the Arabs plan.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2010-05-20 13:16  

#3  as based on 1967 borders.

He meant based on pre-Six Day War borders, JosephM, an attempt to walk back Israeli conquests.
Posted by: trailing wife   2010-05-20 10:51  

#2  OOOPSIES, my bad, that should be NEXT FOUR MONTHS, not TWO.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-05-20 01:40  

#1  ISRAELNN > JORDAN RIVER - DRYING UP? + TOPIX > ISRAEL BLAMES SYRIAN DAMS FOR SHRINKING JORDAN RIVER.

* YNET NEWS > REPORT: PA WILLING TO HAVE NATO FORCES [presence]IN FUTURE STATE.

* HAARETZ > MUBARAK: TERROR MAY SPREAD [Israel-ME-World] IFF ISRAEL CONTINUES STALLING PEACE TALKS.

The PA is repor seeing the next two months to achieve an acceptable TWO-STATE SOLUTION wid Israel as based on 1967 borders.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-05-20 01:39  

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